Group B strep (GBS) is a bacteria that can be found in a woman’s vagina or rectum. It is found in as many as 40% of health women. “Pregnant women who test positive for GBS are said to be ‘colonized,'” said New York birth injury lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq.…
Many babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy and other birth injuries due to a period of fetal distress during labor and delivery. “Every year, our legal team investigates claims arising out of a failure to respond to dangerous decelerations recorded on fetal heart monitor tracings,” said Syracuse birth injury lawyer…
“Baby boomers are spending more and more time in hospital emergency rooms because of the medications that they take,” said New York medication error lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., an attorney with Syracuse-based Bottar Law, PLLC, a team of lawyers handling New York emergency room lawsuits. “Unfortunately,” Bottar added, “many…
On August 23, 2010, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced in Committee Opinion #465 that all pregnant women should receive antibiotics one (1) hour before having a cesarean delivery. “Certainly, the antibiotics will cut down on the number of post-operative wound infections,” said Syracuse birth injury lawyer Michael…
“7 out of every 1,000 children experience a birth injury,” said Watertown cerebral palsy lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., an attorney with Syracuse-based Bottar Law, PLLC, a law firm prosecuting New York birth injury lawsuits throughout the State, including those arising out of a failure to diagnose preeclampsia discussed in…
Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is a potentially fatal condition where a baby’s circulatory system fails to adapt to life outside of the womb. According to Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse birth injury lawyer with Bottar Law, PLLC, an upstate New York law firm handling medical malpractice lawsuits…
“Consumption of folic acid is very important during pregnancy,” said Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a New York birth injury lawyer presently investigating Syracuse PPHN lawsuits and Watertown retinopathy of prematurity claims. “Folic acid helps to prevent birth defects.” Folic acid, also known as folate, is a B9 vitamin found mostly…
“Binghamton children born prematurely are at high risk for behavioral and health problems,” said Syracuse birth injury lawyer Michael A. Bottar, Esq., of Bottar Law, PLLC, a team of trial lawyers handling New York medical malpractice lawsuits sounding in cerebral palsy and global developmental delays. “Right now we are investigating…
While it is well-known that birth control pills may increase the risk of a stroke, a new dangerous side-effect is receiving the attention of the medical field. According to a physician who spoke at the “50 Years of the Pill” conference last week in Washington, D.C., there is a strong…
“Approximately 1% of all births are complicated by a shoulder dystocia,” said Michael A. Bottar, Esq., a Syracuse birth injury lawyer with Bottar Law, PLLC, a law firm with decades of experience representing babies diagnosed with Erb’s palsy following a brachial plexus injury during birth. A shoulder dystocia occurs when…